Body and fender repairing device



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BODY AND FENDER REPAIRING DEVICE Filed Sept. l2, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR wa 75,@ 5, MA 4s,

United States Patent 2,708,330 y BDY AND FENDER REPARNG DEVICE Waiter B. Mais, Wausau, Wis.

Application September 12, 1952, Serial No. 309,311

2 Ciaims. (Ci. 31-15) This invention relates to pushing and pulling implements, and more particularly to an improved jack device for use in repairing and straightening automobile bodies and fenders.

A main object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved jack device for use in automobile body repair work, the improved jack device being simple in construction, being easy to operate, and being extremely versatile so that it may be employed for performing a wide variety of different types of body straightening operations.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved jack device for use in body and fender repair work, the improved jack device involving inexpensive.

components, being sturdy in construction, being extensible as required for raightening various portions of au automobile body, being suitable either for use in pulling operations or pushing operations, and providing a substantial saving in time and labor in automobile body repair work.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description and claims, and from the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a fragmentary side elevational view of a portion of an automobile body showing the manner in which an improved jack device according to the present invention may be employed for straightening a portion of the roof of the body.

Figure 2 is an enlarged elevational view of the main portion or' the improved car body straightening device employed in Figure 1.

Figure 3y is an enlarged longitudinal cross sectional view taken through the jack device on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is an enlarged transverse vertical cross sectional view taken on the line 4 4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is an enlarged cross sectional detail view taken on the line 5 5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the key element employed to lock the inner telescoping elements of the jacl: device against relative rotation.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of a detachable foot member which may be employed on the end of one or" the extension arms of the jack device of the present invention, as illustrated in Figure l.

Referring to the drawings, and more particularly to Figures 2 and 3, the jack device, forming the main component of the improved body straightening implement of the present invention is designated generally at 11. The device 1i comprises a first sleeve member 12 formed with the external, square threads 13 and a second sleeve member 14 which telescopically receives the rst sleeve meinber 12. The sleeve member 14 is formed with the external square threads 15. Secured to the inner end of the first sleeve member 12 is the washer 16, said washer being formed with a diametrically extending slot 17, shown in Figure 4. Slidably extending through said slot is the longitudinal bar 18, said bar being formed with the Patented May i?, 1955 iCe enlarged head 19 at its outer end which slidably engages in` diametrically opposed grooves 2Q', Ztl formed internally in the second sleeve member i4, whereby the rst sleeve member 12 is restrained against rotation relative to the second sleeve member i4 but may move siidably therein.

Designated at 26 is a third sleeve member which surrounds the second sleeve member 14 and which is provided at its ends with the internally threaded collar portionsf21 and ZZ threadedly engaging the respective threads 13 and 15. The threads 13 and 15 are oppositely directed, the internal threads on the collar elements 21 and 22 being similarly oppositely directed, whereby rotation of the third sgeeve member 2@ in one direction causes the sleeve members i2 and 14 to be extended from the third sleeve member 2d, and rotation of the third sleeve memer 29 in the opposite direction causes the sleeve members 12 and, i4 to be drawn inwardly into said third sleeve member iii;

Rotatably mounted on the third sleeve member adjacent one end thereof is the collar assembly 23. Designated at 24: is an elongated hand-le member which is pivoted to the collar assembly 23, as by a pivot pin 25, for. rotation from a position parallel to the third sleeve member Ztl,V shown in dotted view in Figure 2, to a position extending radially outwardly from said third sleeve member, as shown in full line view in Figure 2. As is clearly shown in Figure 4, the end of the handle 24 is rotatably received in a recess 25 formed in the collar 23, the pin 25 extending transversely through said recess and through the end. of the handle 24, the handle 24' being formed at its extremity with a locking recess 27 in which a springpressed ball 23 is engageable, as shown in Figure 4. The springpressed ball 2S is positioned in a recess 29 formed in the collar 23 and is arranged to engage in the recess 27l to releasably lock the handle Z4 in the outwardly extending position thereof shown in Figure 2; As is clearly shown in Figure 5', the handle 24 is formed with an additional detent recess 3i) spaced at a 90 angle separation from the recess 27, relative to the pivot pin 2S, whereby the spring-pressed ball 23 may lockingly engage in the recess Sit and' releasably secure the handle 24 in the. dotted line position thereof shown in Figure 2, namely, in a position extending substantially parallel to the third sleeve member 2-9.

The third sleeve member 2% is formed with the circumferentially spaced apertures 3i beneath the collar 23, the apertures 3i being uniformly spaced, as shown in Figure 4. Designated at 32 is a ratchet plunger which is housed iny a radially extending bore 33 formed in the collar 23, the plunger having a beveled tip 34 which is lockingly engageable with the apertures 31 to limit rota'- tion of the collar relative to the sleeve member 20 to one direction.

As shown in Figure 4, the plunger 32 comprises an enlarged iange 3S which is slidable in the bore 33, and the mai-n portion of the plunger is rigidly secured to the ange 35 and extends axially through the bore 33, as illustrated. Encircling the stem of the plunger is the coiled spring 3.; which engages between the flange 35 and a bushing 37 threadedly engaged in the bore 33, as shown. Secured to the end of the plunger 32 is the lmob 3S which may be pulled outwardly manually when it is desired to disengage the beveled tip 34, of the ratchet plunger from locking engagement in one of the apertures 31. As viewed in Figure 4, the sleeve 251i may be rotated clockwise relative to the beveled ratchet element 34, but counterclockwise rotation of said sleeve relative to the ratchet element 34 is prevented. Thus, the collar 23 may be rotated clockwise with the sleeve 2i? by rotating the handle 24 clockwise, as viewed in Figure 4. The sleeve 2i) may thus be rotated clockwise relative to the sleeves 12 and 14. This acts to extend the sleeves 12 and 14 outwardly relative to the third sleeve member 20. To reverse the movement of the sleeve members 12 and 14, namely, to cause the sleeve members 12 and 14 to move inwardly relative to the third sleeve member 20, the plunger rod 32 is pulled outwardly and rotated 180, to reverse the position of the beveled tip 34, whereby the sleeve member may be rotated counterclockwise, as viewed in Figure 4, by rotating the handle 24 counterclockwise. Thus, the knob 3S, which is normally housed in the collar 23, may be pulled outwardly whenever it is desired to reverse the position of the beveled tip 34, whereby the jack device may be converted from a pushing implement to a pulling implement, or vice versa.

Rigidly secured on the end of the sleeve member 12 is the internally threaded socket member 40, and rigidly secured on the end of the sleeve member 14 is the internally threaded socket member 41. The socket 41 may receive the end of a chain 42 and be connected thereto, as by a removable transverse pin 43 extending through the socket 41, as shown in Figure 3. Similarly, a chain may be connected to the socket 4b in the same manner, namely, by the use of a transverse pin 43 extending through the end link of the chain received in the socket 40, as shown for example in Figure 2. When the implement is to be employed for a pulling operation, a chain 42.may be connected to the socket 40, as shown in Figure 2, and a rod member 44 may be threadedly secured in the socket 41. Threaded on the end of the rod 44 is the chain-engaging member 45, shown in Figure 7, the chain-engaging member 45 comprising a socket V46 adapted to be threadedly engaged on the end of a rod 44.

The member 45 includes a generally T-shaped head having the inclined pairs of spaced iingers 47, 47, the fingers 47, 47 being adapted to lockingly engageV links 48 of a pulling chain in the manner shown in Figure 2 to secure said chain around a member 49 to be pulled, as

52 by a conventional pipe coupling 55 and the extension rod 53 being connected to the extension rod 54 by a similar pipe coupling. The abutment member is threaded on the end of the rod element 52, and a similar'abutment element, shown at 57, may be engaged on the end of the extension rod 54. Obviously, extension rods Vof any Y desired length may be employed in conjunction with the jack device 11, whereby the desired pushing operation may be accomplished.

While a specilic embodiment of an improved implement for use in automobile body and fender repair work has been disclosed in the foregoing description, it will be understood that various modifications within the spirit of the invention may occur to those skilled in the art.

Therefore, it is intended that no limitations be placed on the invention except as deiined by the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. in an automobile body and fender repair device of the character described, a rst sleeve member having a socket on one end thereof, a second sleeve member having the portion adjacent one end telescopically receiving the portion of said rst sleeve member inwardly of the other end thereof, said second sleeve member having a socket on the other end thereof, said sleeve members being formed with oppositely directed external threads, means keying said sleeve members against relative rotation, a third sleeve member surrounding said irst and second sleeve members, and respective nut elements xedly secured on said third sleeve member threadedly engaged with `he external threads of therst and second sleeve members, said keying means comprising a plate member secured to the inner end of said second sleeve member and having a rectangular opening therein, a pair of oppositely disposed keyways formed in said first sleeve member, and a rectangular bar member slidably engaged in said opening in said plate member, said last named member having an enlarged head engaged in said oppositely disposed keyways.

2. in an automobile body and fender repair device of the character described, a first sleeve member having a socket on one end thereof, a second sleeve member having the portion adjacent one end telescopically receiving the portion of said first sleeve member inwardly of the other end thereof, said second sleeve member having a socket on the other end thereof, said sleeve members being formed with oppositely directed external threads, means keying said sleeve members against relative -rotation, a third sleeve member surrounding said iirst and second sleeve members, respective nut elements xedly secured on said third sleeve member threadedly engaged with the external threads of the first and second sleeve members, a collar on said third sleeve member, interengaging ratchet means on said collar and third sleeve member locking said collar relative to said third sleeve member for one direction of rotation of said collar, and a handle secured to said collar, said keying means comprising a plate member secured to the inner end of said.

second sleeve member and having a rectangular opening therein, a pair of oppositely disposed keyways formed in said rst sleeve member, and a rectangular bar member slidably engaged in said opening in said plate member, said last named member having an enlarged head engaged in said oppositely disposed keyways.

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